Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sangatte today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sangatte at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Sangatte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 19 | 14 | 42 | 51 | 45 | 29 | 18 | 27 | 81 | 136 | 141 | 115 | 57 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:05PM6.44m | 6:30AM6.04m | 6:55PM5.95m | 7:25AM5.58m | 7:59PM5.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM1.75m | 00:54AM1.88m | 1:10PM2.19m | 1:37AM2.34m | 1:57PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | N 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 19 | 14 | 42 | 51 | 45 | 29 | 18 | 27 | 81 | 136 | 141 | 115 | 1 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 59 | 546 | 692 | 202 | 460 | 477 | 406 | 455 | 592 | 592 | 377 | 369 | 128 | 369 | 302 | 406 | 417 | 294 | 417 | 368 |
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